Private company

Valley Regional Transit

Logo: valleyregionaltransit.org3

Bus operator serving Boise, Idaho, U.S.

Valley Regional Transit (abbreviated VRT) is a public agency which is the main provider of mass transit service in metropolitan Boise, Idaho. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in Ada County, as well as one on-demand service in Canyon County.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
Bus platforms at Boise Main Street Station (30233610587)
Photo: SounderBruce from Seattle, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Valley Regional Transit (abbreviated VRT) is a public agency which is the main provider of mass transit service in metropolitan Boise, Idaho. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in Ada County, as well as one on-demand service in Canyon County.2

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$224.4M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsTotal
2026$18.4M$18.4M
2025$30.9M$30.9M
2024$11.7M$11.7M
2023$12.1M$12.1M
2022$10.8M$10.8M
2021$12.9M$12.9M
2020$31.5M$31.5M
2019$8.1M$8.1M
2018$5.6M$5.6M
2017$8.3M$8.3M
2016$18.1M$18.1M
2015$5.4M$5.4M
2014$8.6M$8.6M
2013$4.2M$4.2M
2012$5.7M$5.7M
2011$4.5M$4.5M
2010$13.8M$13.8M
2009$9.3M$9.3M
2008$4.4M$4.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Apr 17, 2020$20.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2020-004
  2. May 2, 2025$16.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2025-009
  3. Jul 27, 2020$6.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2020-014
  4. Sep 2, 2009$6.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants9 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-04-0013-00
  5. Jul 9, 2014$5.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-90-X131-00
  6. Sep 21, 2021$5.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2021-024
  7. Oct 1, 1999$4.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Federal Transit_Formula Grants12 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2016-008
  8. Apr 24, 2025$4.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2025-005